The Rockies’ most valuable player in April was clearly Ubaldo Jimenez and only Ubaldo Jimenez. End of conversation.

As for the next name on the list, you could make a compelling case for a player who began the season as a part-timer and who, by definition, is a journeyman.

Miguel Olivo, 31, has spent his entire major-league career living out of a suitcase, waiting for the phone to ring with word of his next destination. He has been in The Show since 2002 and the Rockies are, count ’em, his sixth team.

What gives?

“Everybody wants me,” Olivo said. “That’s the reason. People say, ‘Why have you been with so many teams?’ I look at it in a good way. Because if nobody wants me, I wouldn’t be with anybody.”

Leave it to Olivo to spin positive on a subject that would make a lot of players bitter. He’s upbeat, a shining light in the clubhouse, a player others gravitate toward when they walk through the door. He not only leads the team with five home runs, he’s No. 1 in fist bumps too.

And to think, there were those inside the Rockies’ organization who assumed he had to have baggage, literally and figuratively, to have played for so many clubs and agree to sign on as a backup. He must be selfish, or not work hard, or a negative influence in the clubhouse. It had to be something.

As the Rockies have found out, it was none of the above. Olivo, a free-agent signee in January, has been a godsend on the field, particularly in light of Chris Iannetta’s struggles that landed him in Triple-A, and arguably even more important off it.

“He’s a great clubhouse guy,” pitcher Matt Daley said. “He’s been huge for this club. He’s turned what could have been a weakness for us into a strength.”

Olivo’s hitting has captured the most attention. He heads into the Rockies’ weekend series at San Francisco with a .314 batting average, five homers and 13 RBIs, all at or near the top of the hit charts for catchers. But it’s what he has meant to the pitching staff that the players appreciate most.

“He loves catching,” right-hander Aaron Cook said. “He takes more pride in going out there and having his pitchers do well than he does about his hitting. That’s what’s awesome about him. He’s been huge, stepping in and taking control and making us feel comfortable out there. And when he gets a chance to swing the bat, he’s letting it fly and crushing the ball.”

Said Rockies manager Jim Tracy: “He’s a presence. He’s very passionate. He cares. He’s never satisfied.”

Or late. Olivo was so intent on being a leader and learning pitchers’ tendencies that he showed up every morning at 5:40 during spring training, prompting Tracy to joke that he could have helped the clubhouse attendants cook breakfast.

It’s that kind of devotion that has helped ease the loss of the charismatic Yorvit Torrealba, who had a knack for instilling confidence in pitchers.

“Torry brought a continuity to the clubhouse, but Miggy has the same type of personality,” Cook said. “They’re both a lot of fun and have a lot of energy. They’re kind of like the same player.”

Actually, the numbers suggest that the Dominican Republic native is a much better player than Torrealba. To wit: Olivo has gunned down a major league-leading seven out of 11 would-be base stealers this season. Torrealba was 4-for-53 last season.

Power? Olivo hit 23 home runs last year in Kansas City, Torrealba two. Olivo has homered once every 25 at-bats in his career, Torrealba once every 46. And as far as framing pitches and working behind the plate, Olivo helped the Royals’ Zack Greinke win a Cy Young Award.

“I need to get along with the pitchers,” Olivo said. “That’s why I got there so early in spring training. I just want to help the pitchers get better. Get my work done, go out on the field and win games. That’s it.”

Having bounced around the baseball map, Olivo is hoping he finally has found a home.

“I’d love to be here,” he said. “I pray to God I can stay here a long time. I’m not going to change. I’m the same guy today that I’ve always been. I’m never going to try to be a big guy. I just want to be a normal guy, like everybody else.”

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